This is the city: Los Angeles, California. I work here. I'm an ex-mayor. Los Angeles is a magnet for people from all over the world. Some of them run for public office. Inevitably some of them stray from the golden rule and rule for those that have the gold. That's when I go to work. My name is Yorty. I'm a dead pol.

Thursday, October 22, 2009

Craig X. Rubin Arrested in Raid!!

Craig X. Rubin, a very high-profile cannabis advocate, was arrested today in a stunning raid of his Temple 420 facilities. One of his assistants was also taken into custody.

Rubin, who is a minister of the Universal Life Church and the founder of Temple 420, was also a candidate in the March 2009 Los Angeles Mayoral election. This is not the first time Rubin has been arrested for marijuana-related charges. Rubin has argued in the past that his use of marijuana is part of a religious practice, although local law enforcement and judges have not agreed with his stance.

Angry cannabis activists are pointing fingers at Nuch Trutanich, and more specifically at Jane Usher, who some accuse of being behind this arrest.

Why is the arrest of a never-was candidate and crackpot more important or worthy of your or our time Phil than apologizing for the slander you committed and perpetrate further with your refusal to apologize?

7:35 you need to take a pill unless your John Walker yourself. No apology needed Phil. You outed this guy trying to abuse his position. Then an ooops wrong e-mail? Shame on you Walker. and Thanks Phil.

Let me try and follow the logic. A Krekorian supporter miss uses his position on a Neighborhood Council which gives him access to the Neighborhood Council e-mail lists, whether it was an honest or stupid mistake is illrevelent. The fact that he issues a retraction is proof beyond a shadow of a doubt that he did it!

So he gets called on it and the Krekorian mob is calling for the head of the one person who had the cajones to make it public. He is the one who is attacked?

Sounds like the Tree fell in the forest and someone recorded it, so you are blaming him for the damage the tree did when it hit the ranger station.

Here's what I think happened. Connect the dots with me: Shallman called his buddy Nooch and said listen, my gal Essel here is getting beat up pretty bad on the blogs today especially over there at Mayor Sam's. We still trying to figure out how to spin dis and my boy Jennerjahn over there is outgunned. We know da one thing Jennerjahn hates more than Krekorian is dem weed smokers so howsabout you send your boys after dat Craig Rubin X character, we leak da news to Phil and badda-bing problem solved we got a perfect distraction!